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| Also Known As | taikonaut • yuhangyuan • cosmonaut |
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American astronaut
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American astronaut
Paul J. Weitz
American astronaut
Charles M. Duke, Jr.
American astronaut
Mark Kelly
American astronaut and United States senator
Jonny Kim
Korean American naval officer and astronaut
Peggy Whitson
American biochemist and astronaut
Ed Dwight
American sculptor and astronaut
Sally Ride
American astronaut
Chris Hadfield
Canadian astronaut
Sunita Williams
American astronaut
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut
Stephanie Wilson
American astronaut
John Glenn
American astronaut and politician
Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair
Indian pilot and astronaut
Susan Helms
American astronaut and Air Force officer
Kalpana Chawla
Indian-born American astronaut
Shubhanshu Shukla
Indian astronaut
Tim Peake
British astronaut and military officer
Jessica Meir
American astronaut
